You hear that? It's your heart saying, "Aww crap." The State Fair of Texas announced its eight finalists for the 2011 Big Tex Choice Awards and once again, this contest is offering up a delicious-sounding group of fried awful-for-you.

Ready to stand in line for some deep-fried Texas salsa, fried bubblegum and "El Bananarito?" So are we. Click on for the list.

8 Finalists for 2011 Big Tex Choice Awards

Buffalo chicken in a flapjack

Take a buffalo chicken strip, coat it in flapjack batter, roll that in jalapeno breadcrumbs. Fry it. Throw it on a stick and serve it with syrup. Oh snap.

Finalists will compete for Best Taste and Most Creative titles this Labor Day. Predictions? Our money's on that fried tamale pretending to be fried salsa for Best Taste.

Alice Laussade writes about food, kids, music, and anything else she finds to be completely ridiculous. She created and hosts the Dallas event, Meat Fight, which is a barbecue competition and fundraiser that benefits the National MS Society. Last year, the event raised $100,000 for people living with MS, and 750 people could be seen shoving sausage links into their faces. And one time, she won a James Beard Award for Humor in Writing. That was pretty cool.